Visceral Dev Admin, Author at Nonprofit Finance Fund

A Conversation with Zachary Kaplan of Rhizome

As technology continues to rapidly evolve, digital humanities organizations have been at the forefront of innovation in the humanities. They use technology to improve education and scholarship. And they find new ways to preserve stories, voices, and digital creations. In June 2020, NFF kicked off a project to support a cohort of digital humanities organizations &hellip

Why Not Prosper

A large group of women smile and pose for a group photo on a sunny city sidewalk. They are gathered in front of a brick building with a large mural of a blue heart with a yellow bow.

Rev. Michelle’s vision for a path beyond prison.

Denver Nonprofits Get an Interest-Free Boost

Originally published in Next City , January 12, 2022 No-interest loans can help nonprofits stabilize, explore new revenue sources, and become more sustainable. That’s why NFF partnered with The Denver Foundation, Rose Community Foundation, and Colorado Gives Foundation to support organizations providing critical services in Denver with zero-interest financing that they could apply toward any part of their operations. &hellip

BMe, Rising Together: A “Fam” of Black Nonprofit Leaders

It should come as no surprise that the organization founded by Trabian Shorters – who coined the term Asset-Framing to describe people by their aspirations instead of the challenges they face – is intentional about the language it uses. BMe’s members aren’t part of a network, they’re fam. They’re people first, nonprofit leaders second (or third). BMe offers Black community leaders a space “to break &hellip

2022 Survey Equity Module

Statement of Purpose

Tarsadia Foundation Backs Nonprofit Finance Fund’s Commitment to the Black Equity Collective (BEC)

BEC Community Leaders are Focused on Long-Term Financial Strength to Fuel Racial Equity Work New York, NY—November 30, 2021 – The Black Equity Collective’s (BEC) community of nonprofit organizations are pursuing financial strategies that will help them meet their missions and lead long-term social change efforts, with new support from the Tarsadia Foundation and Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF). BEC’s members consist of Black-led and Black-empowering &hellip

Dominican Women’s Development Center

“Thirty dollars and a dream.”

How to Fund Place-Based Partnerships, if We Want Them to Work

Originally published in Nonprofit Quarterly , October 27, 2021 During the early days of COVID in March 2020, members of Rocky Mountain Partnership, a place-based partnership dedicated to driving economic and social mobility for its community members, flexed their collaboration muscles to coordinate a response to quickly evolving community needs in the Denver area. Long-standing &hellip

What we can do with $450,000

It costs $450,000 per year to keep one woman jailed in New York City. That startling statistic came up in a gathering of human services organizations that serve women involved in the justice system. They had come together with NFF to share and deepen their strategic financial management knowledge to support mission delivery and advocate for &hellip

Building a World Where Everyone Can Afford a Home

Like the woman it was named for, Florence Mills Apartments makes a striking impression. On the corner of Central and Jefferson in south Los Angeles, this modern-looking affordable housing complex rises four stories above the ground. Brightly-colored murals depicting Florence Mills, a jazz singer and Black rights activist, shine from two of the building’s walls. &hellip